Parents and intending parents in the house, please take note of this. this lil angel pictured above was left blind in one eye after a family friend forgot to turn off his camera flash while taking a close-up photograph. Doctors said the three-month-old, who has not been named, has suffered irreparable damage from the flash of the camera, which was held about 10 inches away from the baby boy.
The parents noticed that there was something wrong with their baby's vision soon after the photograph was taken, reported the People's Daily Online. Following the incident, the baby suffered from reduced vision in his left eye and blindness in his right eye. The damage is said to be permanent and cannot be fixed with surgery, DailyMailUK adds. The strong flash has damaged cells on the macula, which is the part of the eye where incoming light rays are focused. Damage to the macula can lead to the loss of central vision, which allows people to see straight ahead.
The macula is not fully developed until children are four, meaning youngsters are very sensitive to strong light.Experts have said that while babies will shut their eyes when exposed to light on reflex, just milliseconds of strong light can cause permanent damage. They added that parents should be careful of strong bathroom lights when their babies are taking a bath. It is not clear whether the family friend will face any legal action following the incident.
What would you do if you were this baby's mum or dad?
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Make I comment first, I will read it later
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The nunber of monikers ending in "VERT" on NL is highly overwhelming

In osun?

Potential thread...make I invest here

What a stupid carelessness!.Except by sheer miracle will the boy regain his sight, imagine! Poor little boy. Reminds me of a nurse who mistakenly hit a baby's head against the door while carrying the little girl from the delivery room of course the poor girl had dropsy till date. Not too long ago I saw a man telling his one and half year old son to walk faster, the little boy was really sweating until I called the man a murderer,"How can you stress a child like this", he had to carry the child.Parents and guardians should take note that a day old baby to todller age is still fragile they need to be taken care of with uttermost care.

May God Help us in this life, and the friend would just be thinking he is taking a snapshot, unknowingly damaged his sight

This people sef, how dem quick no say the child don blind na? Dem say make he touch red he touch black ni? Haba!




Well, if it's true, I pity the parents o.

SMARTKOSSY:
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no ur village

Lesson learnt. I used to take my newborn pictures even with my flash on. I have learned a lesson today.